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Mohammad Azharuddin

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Mohammad Azharuddin

Born: 8 February 1963, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Major Teams: Hyderabad, Derbyshire, India.
Known As: Mohammad Azharuddin
Pronounced: Mohammad Azharuddin
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: India v England at Calcutta, 3rd Test, 1984/85
Latest Test:
India v South Africa at Bangalore, 2nd Test, 1999/00

ODI Debut:
India v England at Bangalore, 3rd ODI, 1984/85
Latest ODI:
India v Pakistan at Dhaka, Asia Cup, 1999/00

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1991

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 02/03/2000)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   99  147   9  6215  199   45.03  22  21  105   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               2.1    0    16    0    -     -      0   0    -   7.38

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 03/06/2000)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  334  308  54  9378  153*  36.92  73.99   7  58  156   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              92      1   479   12  39.91  3-19    0   0  46.0  5.20

FIRST-CLASS
 (1981/82 - 1999/00)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  229  343  38 15855  226   51.98  54  74  220   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             238.4   41   786   17  46.23  3-36    0   0  84.2  3.29

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1983/84 - 1999/00)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  432  399  70 12931  161*  39.30  11  85  200   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             137.5   709   15  47.26  3-19    0   0  55.1  5.14

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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One of the most natural and gifted cricketers of the current era, this Hyderabadi's lifeline captures a classic rags to riches story. Grooming his cricket skills in places having a strong lineage of cricketers from Hyderabad like the All Saints School & Nizam College, Azhar's style of playing the game certainly displays all the class and charisma seen in cricketers of the past from Hyderabad. Having triggered his international career with a spectacular world record of three centuries in consecutive Test matches, Azhar's career reached many milestones. He established himself as one of the most reliable middle order batsman and was bestowed with the captaincy of a crisisridden Indian team in the early 90's. His stint as a captain saw several curves. His personality was often perceived as being too quiet and inward to have strong leadership skills while his electric presence in the field was in complete contrast to his calm mannerisms both on and off the field. Though records convey that he has been the most successful captain of his country, Azhar always had strong fingers pointing towards him for all the things that have gone wrong under his leadership.

The high pressure job of leading the country as well as being continuously under the roving eyes of the media for both cricket & non-cricket reasons had its impact on Azhar. He lost the captaincy to Sachin Tendulkar and for the first time in his career was dropped from the Indian squad in 1997 for the Independence Cup. Azhar got back the captaincy and also recaptured his form leading to some glorious moments of Indian cricket in 1998 before the disappointment in the 1999 World Cup. Azhar lost the captaincy and his place in the team after that but came back with a bang against South Africa. A fitness freak, his amazing reflexes and fielding skills still enthrall crowds as much as his impeccable style of scoring runs. (Vamsi Krishna)


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